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AIR CAVALRY [2 records]

Record 1 2023-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wind Instruments
DEF

A loud, short piece of music played on brass instruments, often to announce something important.

CONT

Fanfares will be played by The State Trumpeters of the Household Cavalry and The Fanfare Trumpeters of the Royal Air Force.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à vent
DEF

Musique vive et rythmée jouée par des instruments de cuivre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumentos de viento
DEF

Música interpretada por un conjunto musical ruidoso, especialmente el de instrumentos de metal.

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Record 2 2021-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Dress
CONT

The appropriate branch collar insignia will be worn by all soldiers not affiliated with an Infantry, Armor, Field Artillery, Air Defense Artillery, Cavalry, Special Forces, or Aviation Regiment except as provided for in paragraph 27-9. On an optional basis, soldiers not affiliated with a regiment of the above branches and assigned to a color bearing regiment or separate TOE [table of organization and equipment] battalion of their branch, may wear the branch of service insignia on which a numerical designation of the battalion/regiment may be affixed when approved...

OBS

branch collar insignia; branch collar insignias: plural forms.

Key term(s)
  • branch collar insignias

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tenue militaire

Spanish

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